Burj-al- Arab Hotel - Dubai
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Norfolk12
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The Iconic helipad on the World Famous Burj-Al-Arab Hotel in Dubai
Waymark Code: WM611H
Location: United Arab Emirates
Date Posted: 03/15/2009
Views: 39
Translated, the name of this hotel means "Tower of Arabia".
It is an international icon and landmark readily associated with Dubai.
This icon of Dubai can be seen from most of Dubai, and stands on its own man made island 280km off shore,
Even though the official hotel rating system does not recognise more than 5 stars, their is little argument that the Burj Al Arab is the best hotel in the world (hence the self-proclaimed 7 stars).
The interior of the hotel is amazing, and this is the worlds only all suite hotel.
Each hotel room occupies two floors, with living space on the first floor and sleeping/grooming facilities on the second floor. Each of the 202 suite's also comes with a dedicated butler to cater to the guests needs.with a full staff of 1,500.A Fleet of 10 white Rolls Royces are at the disposable of the guests,it has its own helicopter pad.
1,600Sq m of 24carat gold leaf was used in the decorations..
This is also the tallest operating hotel building in the world.
Building Name: Burj Al Arab
Structure Height: 1053
Number of Stories: 60
Year Built: 1999
Architect/Design Firm: Thomas Wills Wright
builder : WS Atkins
Publicly accessible areas:
There are no publicly accessible areas in this hotel. Access to the hotel is by appointment only, you can only enter the hotel if you are a guest or have a reservation at one of the restaurants or bars.
Address:
Burj Al Arab,
Jumeirah,
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
Tiger Woods also spent some time on the helicopter landing pad hitting golf balls over the edge into the sea below. For playing in the Desert Open and hitting a few balls from the pad Tiger was paid 1 million dollars. That's guaranteed no matter whether he won or lost the game. So that's where your $28,000 dollars for a room goes...
Along with the publicity angle of a 7 star self-rating, the hotel hired tennis greats Andre Agassi and Roger Federer to play a practice game on the helipad before the Dubai Duty Free $1 Million Men’s Open.
The Hotel has A helicopter shuttle service is available for the guests to the nearby Airport at a price of 9,000DH.
Location of Helipad: Top of Building
Description of location: side of Hotel
Does the Site Have a Windsock?: No
Primary Puprose of the Landing Pad: Tourism
What facilities are available to passengers?: two swimming pools with views over the Gulf,,,,,,,
What identifies the location as a helipad?: H
Did you provide a personal photo of the helipad, windsock, helicopter or other identifiable feature?: yes
Where were the coordinates taken relative to the landing pad?: from gated road
Separate from an airport: yes
Landing Pad Surface: Unknown
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